Where does “szufladeczka” come from?
szufladeczka (Polish) comes from Polish szufladka, from Polish szuflada, from German Schublade, from German lade, from Middle High German lade, from Middle High German laden, from Old High German ladōn, from Proto-West Germanic laþōn — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
Ancestry of “szufladeczka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | szufladka | category, pigeonhole |
| 2 | Polish | szuflada | drawer |
| 3 | German | Schublade | drawer |
| 4 | German | lade | inflection of laden: ## first-person singular... |
| 5 | Middle High German | lade | board; plank; shutter; shop |
| 6 | Middle High German | laden | — |
| 7 | Old High German | ladōn | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | laþōn | to invite |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | laþōną | to invite, to call |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |